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Volume changes occur during sintering and chemical-thermal treatments of metal powder samples. The results of the investigation of the volume change of pressed and boroned samples from an iron powder, depending on the mixture composition used for the boroning process, are presented in this paper. The basic mixture, used for boroning of the investigated samples from iron powder, is modified by the addition of activators with different chemical compositions and in different concentrations, of up to 4 wt %. Mixtures with ammonium bifluoride, ammonium chloride and boron potassium fluoride were investigated. The research results and the mathematical modelling enable the choice of mixture compositions for boroning based on the volume change given in advance

In this paper, results of experimental investigation which contributes to study of quantitative changes of porosity during chemical-thermical process, apropos boronizing of pressed samples from iron powder, with variation of boronizing mixture composition are presented. The basic mixture is modified by the addition of activators with different chemical composition and in different percentage rate (0-4 wt%). Mixtures with ammonium chloride, ammonium bifluoride and boron potassium fluoride were investigated. According to the results of the experiments it is found that the content of activators has an influence on the porosity of pressed samples from iron powder. In order to obtain better boride layers it was necessary to choose a mixture for boronizing and to determine the most useful activators and their ratio. The results of research and mathematical processing enable the choice of optimal mixture composition for boroning.

The paper presents results of the experimental investigation of the boronizing process on nonsintering iron powder samples (NC100.24, Höganäs, Sweden). Experiments are planned within the limits of applicability of simultaneous sintering at chemical-thermal treatment process (boronizing). The simlex plan of 15 experimental points was used for the experiment, while a polynomial function of fourth degree was employed in the modeling of a mixture composition based on the volume changes, porosity and the depth layer changes. Boronizing was carried out in mixture with born carbide by addition of ammonium bifluoride, ammonium chloride and boron potassium fluoride as activators, by proportion definited plan